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And the community, obviously, is happy to have someone like him off the streets. as a father and member of the community, its difficult to keep that separation between my professional and personal self. i try to focus on the fact that he is not a management problem. hes actually, ill use the term, hes a model confinement inmate. never gives us any problems and does everything asked of him. the requirements of my profession is to treat him no differently than i would a petty thief, and that takes...

>> well, i got a tame tongue, not an untame tongue. seriously. >> you think highly of yourself, do you know that? >> thats the difference, though. thats the difference. >> i would really like to be able to see christopher trotter go back to general population, because of the length of time he has been in segregation. but should he go? im so thankful im not making that decision. >> bottom line here is where were at. it is up to me now to make that recommendation. okay. like i said, some staff her...

Unleashed the very hell in me, often overlooked stepped upon crushed, no one stops to notice that my movements are poetic. my stride is determined. my love is unconditional. my spirit is free. although im a monster, there is a soul inside of me. >> i do not believe there is an employee in the indiana department of correction in any state facility that does not know the name christopher trotter. >> beverly gilmore is the confinement units case manager. one of her responsibilities is to evaluate t...

Now held inside windowless single-man cells 23 hours a day. they take their meals alone and even phone calls, which are allowed once a week, are made from the isolation of their cells. >> in this confinement unit we have to deliver all of their services. i try to make contact with every one of my offenders at least once a week. thats all 144 of them. >> case manager beverly gillmore is the primary link to the rest of the world for the inmates. >> i came from the south. i was so protected and so ...

Workout is designed to prepare him, just in case hes released. >> rotate around like im working on a loading dock or something. call it a workers workout. that way if i do get out, job aint going to kill me. im all ready for it. plus when you get to be my age, you got to stay in shape. that way, when the guys half my age want to mess with the old man, it aint my fault. >> there is always a new guy or two arriving on stones unit every week. for some its just a short walk from a special unit at wa...

The first step is calling a bail bondsman. >> yeah, my name is deandre barnes. im in jail for two felonies and two misdemeanors. >> barnes bail has been set at $26,000. he will be released if he can pay a bondsman $2,600 plus collateral. >> $2,600. he just hung up. >> barnes next reaches out to a family member. >> okay, well, can you just call my dad and tell him to look for someone who has collateral? i really appreciate it. ill check back in with you tomorrow. all right. i need somebody with c...

I remember. >> well, i got a tame tongue, not an untame tongue. seriously. >> you think highly of yourself, do you know that? >> thats the difference, though. thats the difference. >> i would really like to be able to see christopher trotter go back to general population, because of the length of time he has been in segregation. but should he go? im so thankful im not making that decision. >> bottom line here is where were at. it is up to me now to make that recommendation. okay. like i said, so...

Dangerous and disruptive are housed in the secured confinement unit. most inmates have assaulted staff or other offenders and are now held inside windowless single-man cells 23 hours a day. they take their meals alone and even phone calls, which are allowed once a week, are made from the isolation of their cells. >> in this confinement unit we have to deliver all of their services. i try to make contact with every one of my offenders at least once a week. thats all 144 of them. >> case manager b...

>> stone, who was convicted of attempted murder, wont be eligible for parole for another 25 years. he could spend the rest of his life in prison but he says his workout is designed to prepare him, just in case hes released. >> rotate around like im working on a loading dock or something. call it a workers workout. that way if i do get out, job aint going to kill me. im all ready for it. plus when you get to be my age, you got to stay in shape. that way, when the guys half my age want to mess wit...

Housing unit to spend 60 days in confinement for being caught with inmate-made alcohol. >> the sanctions i imposed for making the intoxicants were a written reprimand do not make or possess intoxicants. 30 days phone loss. demotion from credit class one to credit class two, and 60 days disciplinary seg. its a secure unit for segregation, prison administrative segregation there as well as disciplinary segregation. >> although the confinement unit is only an eighth of a mile away, for security pur...